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Changing direction after kids in late 30s

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Sameolda09 · 03/05/2026 06:46

I would really appreciate some career ideas as I'm feeling a bit lost. I'm late 30s with a preschooler and a baby. Worked in various admin roles for the past 15 years last one being in HR. I have a CIPD level 3 as well as a diploma in Psychology from the OU. I'm an introvert and don't particularly enjoy high past corporate world so not sure if I want to go back to HR. My husband earns well so I don't need to work full time but would love to retrain/ start a new career sooner rather than later. Additionally, it would need to be future proof so not something AI will wiple out in the next 5-10 years.. i want something fairly low contact (don't mind one on one interactions but neverending meetings drain me), as well as meaningful. I would love to be a therapist but don't have the money or time to train unfortunately. Any ideas welcome!

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Watercooler · 03/05/2026 06:50

Why not occupational psychology? Given your background it seems like an obvious choice. How you assess anyone nowadays in the face of AI is a huge challenge and they're having to ditch 40 years of assessment knowledge to find new options which they need psychologists to design.

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